Behind the scenes

Pearl Harbor story, the movie 9 to 5, and Bode Miller. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Welcome to our new subscribers. It’s funny, some days I can deduce why there are a lot of new signups—usually because an article I wrote for Inc.com or Business Insider or somewhere else did well, or because a post I put up on LinkedIn or Twitter got a lot of play.

Other days, like yesterday, there’s no obvious source—until I dig in and realize that it’s because readers made an extra effort to spread the word. So, thanks for doing that. I really appreciate it. And if you’ve just stumbled by, here’s a handy red sign-up button.